diff --git a/native/android/build.gradle b/native/android/build.gradle
index a8148ea8d..124aea85b 100644
--- a/native/android/build.gradle
+++ b/native/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,52 +1,52 @@
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
 buildscript {
     ext {
         buildToolsVersion = "30.0.2"
         minSdkVersion = 21
         compileSdkVersion = 30
         targetSdkVersion = 30
         ndkVersion = "21.4.7075529"
     }
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.2")
         classpath("de.undercouch:gradle-download-task:4.0.2")
         classpath("com.google.gms:google-services:4.2.0")
         classpath('org.ajoberstar:grgit:1.7.2')
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
     }
 }
 
 ext {
   reactNativeFFmpegPackage = "min-gpl-lts"
 }
 
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         mavenLocal()
         maven {
             // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
            url(new File(["node", "--print", "require.resolve('react-native/package.json')"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim(), "../android"))
         }
         maven {
             // Android JSC is installed from npm
             url(new File(["node", "--print", "require.resolve('jsc-android/package.json')"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim(), "../dist"))
         }
         mavenCentral {
             // We don't want to fetch react-native from Maven Central as there are
             // older versions over there.
             content {
                 excludeGroup "com.facebook.react"
             }
         }
         google()
-        jcenter()
+        gradlePluginPortal()
         maven { url 'https://www.jitpack.io' }
     }
 }
diff --git a/patches/react-native-ffmpeg+0.4.4.patch b/patches/react-native-ffmpeg+0.4.4.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adc51ced6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/react-native-ffmpeg+0.4.4.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-ffmpeg/android/build.gradle b/node_modules/react-native-ffmpeg/android/build.gradle
+index 32923e4..76ff404 100644
+--- a/node_modules/react-native-ffmpeg/android/build.gradle
++++ b/node_modules/react-native-ffmpeg/android/build.gradle
+@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
+ 
+ buildscript {
+     repositories {
+-        jcenter()
++        gradlePluginPortal()
+         maven { url 'https://maven.google.com' }
+     }
+